Tackling the longest length
1. Attach the 44-inch piece of wire to the bottom hole of the 3-hole clasp, using a crimp tube and your crimping pliers. Using the front jaw of your crimping pliers, cover the flattened crimp with a silver crimp cover, so it looks like Figure 9-22. At this point, the center hole of the 3-hole clasp is empty. No worries you attach something here in the next section. Be patient. Crimp covers create a consistent look between the strands of this necklace. Crimp covers create a consistent look...
Teardrop DoubleWrapped Loop Earrings
Using the wrapped loop technique with a different bead shape gives a new twist on a favorite accessory. With the right beads and a few simple twists of your pliers, you can create beautiful dangle earrings, like those shown in Figure 8-7. Wrapped loops take on a new dimension as they echo the triangular shape of the top of a teardrop bead. Wrapped loops take on a new dimension as they echo the triangular shape of the top of a teardrop bead.
Materials and vital statistics Onm
40 3mm gold-plated round beads 10 6mm faceted bicone Swarovski crystals in assorted browns 9 14x17mm smooth arrow beads, topaz-colored glass i Findings 1 22-inch length of 0.014-inch diameter black nylon-coated stainless steel beading wire 20 2-inch lengths of 0.014-inch diameter black nylon-coated stainless steel beading wire 2 gold-plated clamshell bead tips 1 gold-plated lobster claw clasp 1 gold-plated jump ring i Tools Crimping pliers, wire cutters, chain-nose pliers i Techniques used...
Brick Stitch Triangle Earrings
To weave brick stitch, you first need to use the ladder stitch, so this earring project shown in Figure 6-23 is sort of a two-for-one deal when it comes to practicing bead weaving stitches. Brick stitch naturally evolves into a triangular-shaped section of beads, unless you add or subtract beads during the process. For this design, we kept the natural triangle shape and accented the bottom with tiny fringe beads small, side-drilled, teardrop-shaped glass beads that often are added to the bottom...
Creating jewelry brick stitch by brick stitch
Brick stitch is also referred to by some as Comanche stitch because of its link to Native Americans who were some of the first bead weavers in North America. This stitch naturally becomes narrower and narrower until it ends with one bead on the end of the piece as shown in the brick stitch triangle earrings in Chapter 6 . Although you can add and subtract beads to alter the shape of the stitched piece, these instructions just cover the basic stitch. To weave the brick stitch, follow these...
Authors Acknowledgments
Thanks so much to Chrissy Guthrie, our awesome project editor, who gave us great feedback and support all along the way, helping to turn our ideas and designs into reality in the form of the book you have in your hands. Thank you to Vicki Adang, copy editor extraordinaire, whose enthusiasm and attention to detail made sure that you could actually follow our steps to make your own beautiful pieces. Thanks to Angela Solis, who performed a technical edit of the text and lent helpful suggestions...
Introduction
Mye love making jewelry and beading. We spend hours creating pieces for ourselves, our families and friends, and a few customers here and there. We think you can absolutely find the same joy and satisfaction by pursuing this exciting and versatile craft. If you have some experience with creating jewelry, Jewelry amp Beading Designs For Dummies can help you take your skills to the next level. We give you projects of increasing difficulty to help you build on the foundation you have. We help you...
Part I Reinforcing Your Jewelry Foundation
Not surprisingly, this part provides a refresher on your gear and basic techniques. It's useful to flip through this part even if you're a fairly experienced jewelry maker. Just survey the material so you have a general idea of what's where so you can come back to it if needed. Chapter 1 helps you figure out what gear you need and why. It's important to know which pliers do what because we don't go over that again within the actual projects. Chapter 2 jogs your memory about the basic techniques...
Picking out pliers
We use three different types of pliers daily in jewelry making round-nose pliers, chain-nose pliers, and crimping pliers, shown in Figure 1-1a, b, and c respectively. We consider these to be must-have tools. If you buy only three sets of pliers, these are the ones to invest in. If you buy only three sets of pliers, these are the ones to invest in. i Round-nose pliers, shown in Figure 1-1a, are great for making eye loops and wrapped loops. i Chain-nose pliers, pictured in Figure 1-1b, are...
Heather H Oismore Tammy Powley
Coauthors, Jewelry Making amp Beading For Dummies by Heather H. Dismore and Tammy Powley by Heather H. Dismore and Tammy Powley Jewelry amp Beading Designs For Dummies 111 River St. Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 Copyright 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise,...
About the Authors
Heather H. Dismore is a veteran For Dummies author and editor. She's the author of Jewelry Making amp Beading For Dummies and the coauthor of several titles including Running a Bar For Dummies and Running a Restaurant For Dummies. She's contributed to many, many other books including Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies, 2nd Edition, Acne For Dummies, Understanding Autism For Dummies, and Einstein For Dummies, all published by Wiley. Her other books include Start Your Restaurant Career and Start Your...